Garment-suspenders.



S. S. JONES.

GARMENT SUSPENDERS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 21, 1912.

'Patented June 16, 1914.

lame] [IVVENTOR COLUMBIA PMNQGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. JONES, OF NOB/RISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.`

GARJVIENT-SUSPENDERS.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. JONES, va citizen of the United States, residing in Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Suspenders for garments the objects being to increase the comfort and reduce the strain when the wearer bends or twists the body, to decrease the tendency to wear the thread which secures the buttons to the garment, to render the suspenders easier to connect and disconnect, and to provide an adjusting device for shortening or lengthening the Suspenders which will be easy to manipulate and will not tear or damage the cord which composes the body of the Suspenders.

The novel features of the invention will be definitely indicated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, Figure l is an assembly view showing the Suspenders as applied to a wearer to support trousers; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the Suspenders detached; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the parts of the Wedge-lock separated; Figs. 4t and 5 are enlarged sectional views of the wedge-lock.

Referring now in detail to the drawings 1, 2 represents a folding button hook for fastening the Suspenders to a garment. It may be made of stamped or forged metal and is formed in two pieces, the part l being swaged or otherwise formed in a gentle taper and hinged at a point in its curve where when opened it will roll away from the button. The joint is formed without deforming the circular section of the hook, as indicated in the drawing, the body portion 1 being enlarged to a fiat plate curled at the outer edge, as shown at 3, to admit threading the cord 4. On one side is secured by a rivet a leaf spring 5 under the curled lip of which the free end of the hook may be pressed to latch in closed position. Thus it will be seen, to disconnect, the hook may be instantly opened and will roll away from the button, and may be instantly refastened.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 21, 1912.

Patented June 16, 1914. Serial No. '12,692r

In the preferred form I employ a woven or braided cord of inelastic material as shown at 4 in one continuous length the ends being joined at a point near one of the shoulder loops 6, duplicate or twin lengths being passed through guides 7 in the rear suspension, the guides being separate arc-shaped grooves or channels formed in a metal punching. The endless cord passes through the curved channels in plates 3 and through an opening in the bottom of the wedge 8 and is adjustably clamped at the sides of the wedge by the ring l0. Thus it will be seen that the cord will slip easily at all points forward and rearward to yield on the side of the body which is flexed or twisted', so that no excessive strain is put on the buttons and they are not ripped off as is common. Moreover the easy manner in which any part lengthens when put under strain results in a maximum of comfort to the wearer and no tendency to chafe or eut the skin is created by rubbing under strong tension.

On the back an elastic cord 9 is looped through a pivoted eye in the suspension guide 7, which affords a very great fleXibility to the rear suspension and makes the strain on the button a minimum. The front loops can similarly slip easily in their guides to relieve strain on the front buttons.

The wedge-lock is composed of a flattened ring 10 which engages the flat wedge 8 narrowing toward the bottom. The wedge may be conveniently formed of a strip of nickeled steel or brass folded on itself, as indicated in Fig. 3 at l1 and rounded at the fold into the arc-sh aped guide through which the cord is threaded. The ends of the wedge may interlock by means of integral punched tongues 12. It will be evident that if the wedge is eased relatively to the ring, that the cord which is clamped between .the ring and wedge is freed, and by pulling on the wedge the suspender is shortened; similarly, by lowering the wedge the suspender may be lengthened. After adjustment to the proper length the parts are firmly locked by pushing the wedge iirmly within the ring. Thus there are no claws to grip the cord or web, and the Suspenders do not Wear out so soon as usual.

Having thus described my invention, What whereby portions of the 00rd can be secured claim as new and desire to secure by Letto each side of the body portion, another 10 ters-Patent is: portion of said oord being passed through A clamp for Suspenders of the endless the opening.

5 00rd type consisting of a at Wedge-shaped SAMUEL S. J ONES.

body portion having an opening at one end Witnesses: and bearings at the sides thereof, and a ring- Gr. CARROLL HOOVER, shaped clamp surrounding the body portion, MARTHA C. S. BISBING.

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